Well, I'm not sure whether I believe all this, but I'm not sure I disbelieve it either. Here's the list of things schools teach us, according to the author (quoted and/or paraphrased):
- How to avoid work - to analyze the situation presented to you and find the easiest way around it
- How to fake knowledge and skill... school abets, even encourages, subtle forms of faked knowledge
- How to endure the clock (for example) a way of illicitly using time allotted for a different purpose
- How to get credit for work you didn't do
- How to create excuses, for example, to manipulate teacher's feelings or perceptions
I'd like to say I don't believe any of this, but I don't think I'd be being honest. Via Joanne Jacobs.
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